{"id":21169,"date":"2025-03-30T14:41:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T11:41:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=21169"},"modified":"2025-03-30T14:41:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T11:41:23","slug":"ryanair-would-consider-chinas-c919-over-boeing-737s-if-it-was-cheap-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=21169","title":{"rendered":"Ryanair Would Consider China&#8217;s C919 Over Boeing 737s &#8220;If It Was Cheap Enough&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-afterend\">Michael O&#8217;Leary, CEO of\u00a0<span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"255010\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/ryanair\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryanair<\/a><\/span>\u00a0, has drawn attention for implying that the Irish low-cost carrier may consider buying planes from China if the price were right, according to Skift, a travel industry news site.<\/p>\n<div class=\"an-injected\" data-estimated-y-top=\"901.4125137329102\" data-estimated-y-bottom=\"1051.4125137329102\" data-estimated-x-left=\"210.40000915527344\" data-estimated-x-right=\"960.4000091552734\">\n<div id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-adsninja-ad-unit-1701375814336-60b646d9eb42f8\" class=\"adsninja-ad-zone an-zone an-zone-content-character_count_repeatable_#1 an-can-change an-injector-zone an-zone-d\">\n<p><em>&#8220;The Chinese are basically building a f**king A320. So if it was cheap enough \u2013 10 or 20% cheaper than an Airbus aircraft \u2013 then we\u2019d order it,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em>O&#8217;Leary said on Thursday. His statement highlights Ryanair\u2019s focus on securing the best value for its fleet, particularly in a competitive and often volatile airline market.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg\" data-img-desc=\"&quot;Photo:&amp;nbsp;Duc Huy Nguyen | Shutterstock&quot;\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg\" alt=\"COMAC C919 landing shutterstock_2449565827\" width=\"3798\" height=\"2532\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/comac-c919-landing-shutterstock_2449565827.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-description\">Photo:\u00a0Duc Huy Nguyen | Shutterstock<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"chinese-aircraft-gaining-traction\">Chinese aircraft gaining traction<\/h2>\n<p>The C919 produced by China&#8217;s Commercial Aircraft Corporation (COMAC), has been seen as a possible competitor to the Boeing 737 and Airbus A320. Currently, the aircraft is certified by the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for domestic operations, but analysts believe it could eventually be approved for Western markets, opening up significant opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Ryanair has been interested in Chinese planes for over ten years. In 2011, the carrier announced a design partnership with COMAC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"4704-4362-bd3602fa1ee9\" class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/artboard-2-3_2-1-6.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure>\n<blockquote class=\"adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-afterend\"><p>&#8220;Ultimately the aircraft will be certified. We&#8217;re always focused on buying aircraft at the lowest possible price and at the most opportune time. I don&#8217;t care who makes them, whether it\u2019s Boeing, Airbus, or COMAC. As long as the price is right, we&#8217;d buy it.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"an-injected\" data-estimated-y-top=\"2488.562545776367\" data-estimated-y-bottom=\"2638.562545776367\" data-estimated-x-left=\"229.15000915527344\" data-estimated-x-right=\"941.6500091552734\">\n<div id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr\" class=\"adsninja-ad-zone an-zone an-zone-content-character_count_repeatable an-can-change an-injector-zone an-zone-d in-sticky-content\">\n<p>With an all-Boeing fleet for its primary airline, Ryanair has been a significant\u00a0<span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"60363\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/boeing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static0.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/boeing-icon.png?fit=contain&amp;h=22&amp;w=22\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/>Boeing<\/a><\/span>\u00a0customer for a long time. Nonetheless, a limited number of Airbus A320 aircraft are flown by its Austrian affiliate,\u00a0<span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"257027\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/lauda-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lauda Europe<\/a><\/span>\u00a0. O&#8217;Leary also hinted at the possibility of expanding Ryanair&#8217;s fleet to include\u00a0<span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"58499\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/airbus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Airbus<\/a><\/span>\u00a0aircraft for its Lauda operations, though he noted that no reasonable deals for new Airbus jets are expected before 2030. For now, Ryanair remains focused on purchasing aircraft at the lowest price, regardless of the manufacturer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg\" data-img-desc=\"&quot;Photo: Lukas Souza | Simple Flying&quot;\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg\" alt=\"Ryanair Boeing 737 MAX Taxiing In Stockholm\" width=\"6897\" height=\"4598\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/lukas-souza-08-30-23-arn-ryanair-boeing-737-max-8-200.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-description\">Photo: Lukas Souza | Simple Flying<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;I&#8217;m not wedded \u2013 it doesn&#8217;t all have to be 737s, but if we are going to order replacement aircraft they have to be cheap, and that means we have to have cash on the balance sheet that means we\u2019re able to order aircraft during a crisis.&#8221;<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ryanair\u2019s financial strategy focuses on buying aircraft during downturns to get better prices, helping the airline stay competitive and grow. Despite recent delivery delays from Boeing, which caused Ryanair to lower its passenger forecast for the following years, the airline still aims to increase its passenger numbers from 200 million to 300 million by 2033 or 2034 if aircraft deliveries improve.<\/p>\n<div class=\"an-injected\" data-estimated-y-top=\"3706.512451171875\" data-estimated-y-bottom=\"3856.512451171875\" data-estimated-x-left=\"210.40000915527344\" data-estimated-x-right=\"960.4000091552734\">\n<div id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT1\" class=\"adsninja-ad-zone an-zone an-zone-content-character_count_repeatable an-can-change an-injector-zone an-zone-d in-sticky-content\">\n<h2 id=\"progress-in-engine-development-china-39-s-c919-shows-promise\">Progress in engine development: China&#8217;s C919 shows promise<\/h2>\n<p>The development of China&#8217;s homegrown turbofan engine for the COMAC C919, the CJ-1000, is showing promising progress, according to experts and top executives at the Aero Engine Corporation of China (AECC), Hong Kong&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3304271\/development-chinese-engine-make-c919-truly-home-grown-progressing-well\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">South China Morning Post<\/a>\u00a0reported on Saturday. The engine, designed as a domestic alternative to the Leap engine by CFM International, is &#8220;progressing well&#8221; in recent trials. The SCMP was informed by the deputy general manager of AECC Chengdu Engine, that a C919 will be able to be powered by the CJ-1000 engine &#8220;soon&#8221; during verification flights.<\/p>\n<div id=\"884a-4765-b67b9af40126\" class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge                       \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<div class=\"w-img \">\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  img-featured-4-pin-single-size-featured-secondary\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;Photo:&amp;nbsp;Duc Huy Nguyen&amp;nbsp;| Shutterstock&quot;\">\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=422&amp;h=268&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=310&amp;h=220&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=720&amp;h=400&amp;dpr=2\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/shutterstock_2449565827-1.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=432&amp;h=260&amp;dpr=2\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<p class=\"adsninja-injected-repeatable-ad-afterend\">In addition to engine development,\u00a0<span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"255825\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/comac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">COMAC<\/a><\/span>\u00a0is increasing its production capacity for the aircraft as well, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/economy\/china-economy\/article\/3303361\/comac-ramps-challenge-boeing-and-airbus-plans-boost-c919-production-capacity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SCMP<\/a>. Plans shared at a recent supplier conference indicate that COMAC will ramp up C919 production to 75 planes this year, a 50% increase from the original target of 50 jets. The company also revealed ambitious plans to reach an annual production capacity of 200 planes by 2029. This expansion comes as part of China&#8217;s efforts to challenge the Boeing-Airbus duopoly in the global aviation market, with the C919 seen as a potential rival to popular Western narrowbody aircraft.<\/p>\n<div class=\"an-injected\" data-estimated-y-top=\"5300.025009155273\" data-estimated-y-bottom=\"5450.025009155273\" data-estimated-x-left=\"210.40000915527344\" data-estimated-x-right=\"960.4000091552734\">\n<div id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT2\" class=\"adsninja-ad-zone an-zone  an-zone-content-character_count_repeatable  an-can-change  an-injector-zone  an-zone-d in-sticky-content\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT2\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\" data-original-ad-element-id=\"div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT2\" data-current-ad-element-id=\"div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT2-count-1\" data-refresh-count=\"1\" data-not-bidding-count=\"2\" data-floating-allowed=\"true\" data-refreshing-allowed=\"false\" data-next-ad-element-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT2-count-1\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable adsninja-ad-zone-container-with-set-height ad-zone-container-background-details-enabled ad-zone-container-loading-animation-enabled no-fill\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-size-container-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT2-count-1\" class=\"ad-zone-size-container ad-zone-size-container-content-character-count-repeatable\">\n<div class=\"ad-zone ad-zone-content-character-count-repeatable  \">\n<div class=\"ad-zone-inline ad-zone-inline-content-character-count-repeatable\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT2-count-1\" data-google-query-id=\"CJmmgKPcsYwDFW1E9ggdu58wSg\">\n<div class=\"content-block-regular\">\n<h2 id=\"rising-costs-and-regulatory-challenges-ahead\">Rising costs and regulatory challenges ahead<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the ambitious plans, the C919 program faces rising costs. COMAC disclosed a significant 70% increase in procurement costs year-on-year in a production plan presented at the conference last week, bringing this year&#8217;s total to approximately 34 billion yuan (US$4.7 billion).<\/p>\n<p>Some industry experts remain skeptical about the viability of Chinese-built aircraft in Western markets. Steven Udvar-Hazy, chairman of Air Lease, voiced concerns about the C919, stating that he does not believe the aircraft will be approved for commercial flights by the United States or European regulators in its current form.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-waypoint\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"an-injected\" data-estimated-y-top=\"6349.974914550781\" data-estimated-y-bottom=\"6499.974914550781\" data-estimated-x-left=\"210.40000915527344\" data-estimated-x-right=\"960.4000091552734\">\n<div id=\"adsninja-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT3\" class=\"adsninja-ad-zone an-zone  an-zone-content-character_count_repeatable  an-can-change  an-injector-zone  an-zone-d in-sticky-content\">\n<div id=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT3\" class=\"dynamically-injected-refresh-ad-zone\" data-original-ad-element-id=\"div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT3\" data-current-ad-element-id=\"div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT3-count-1\" data-refresh-count=\"1\" data-not-bidding-count=\"2\" data-floating-allowed=\"true\" data-refreshing-allowed=\"false\" data-next-ad-element-id=\"\">\n<div class=\"ad-current\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-container-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT3-count-1\" class=\"ad-zone-container ad-zone-container-content-character-count-repeatable adsninja-ad-zone-container-with-set-height ad-zone-container-background-details-enabled ad-zone-container-loading-animation-enabled no-fill\" data-no-fill-collapsable=\"false\">\n<div id=\"ad-zone-size-container-div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT3-count-1\" class=\"ad-zone-size-container ad-zone-size-container-content-character-count-repeatable\">\n<div class=\"ad-zone ad-zone-content-character-count-repeatable  \">\n<div class=\"ad-zone-inline ad-zone-inline-content-character-count-repeatable\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1494450502098-ccr-REPEAT3-count-1\" data-google-query-id=\"COrojLPcsYwDFQCHfAYdlqoMJA\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael O&#8217;Leary, CEO of\u00a0Ryanair\u00a0, has drawn attention for implying that the Irish low-cost carrier may consider buying planes from China if the price were right, according to Skift, a travel industry news site. &#8220;The Chinese are basically building a f**king A320. 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